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Mike Ridaught is sports director for Mainstreet Daily News. Mike hosts a weekly high school sports show at Sonic Drive-In from August - May and does play-by-play for a Game-of-the Week on 106.9 FM “I Am Country" during football season. He teaches a play-by-play class at the University of Florida. He does play-by-play for the Cal Ripken World Series in Branson, Mo., in August. Mike is also founder of The Prep Zone.
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Lillian Hamman is a Mainstreet Daily News reporter in Gainesville. She earned a bachelor's degree from Berry College and has worked in podcast production and global news reporting. Lillian is a fan of classic films, maker of all things textiles, and runner of all roads.
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Mike Ridaught
Wisconsin commit Nick Clayton expecting big season
Buchholz's rising senior should be one of top defenders in area this season.
Ridaught: QB or not QB, that is the question
Hawthorne senior C.J. Ingram parts ways with football and focus on basketball.
Preseason showdown features six area volleyball teams
State runner-up Branford, state semifinalist Newberry, and regional finalist Santa Fe (Alachua) highlight the field.
Ridaught: Cornelius Ingram reaches milestone at Hawthorne
Hornets’ head coach enters 10th season after winning two straight state titles.
Sonic Summer Highlights: Trenton softball
Tigers pull off miracle comeback to win 2024 Class 1A championship.
Ridaught: Father, son get ready for special year at Oak Hall
Randy and Dakota Brower one of multiple head coach-QB combos in Alachua County in recent years.
Record 41 Gators to compete in Paris Olympics
Athletes and coaches make up largest ever UF contingent
Summer Sonic Highlights: Gainesville softball
Hurricanes advance to Class 5A state championship game for first time since 2016.
Ridaught: Guess who’s back, back again
Area coaching carousel sees return of familiar faces heading football programs.
Ridaught: Florida QB Graham Mertz, St. Francis Catholic a win-win
Over 200 kids participated Graham Mertz Youth Football Camp.
Newberry trio commit to D-I schools
Jarquez Carter, the No. 61 overall player in Florida according to 247Sports, headed to Ohio State.
New faces, old faces highlight Wednesday’s Media Day
30 teams attend 2024 North Central Florida High School Football Media Day in Gainesville.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Buchholz baseball
Bobcats advanced to first state championship game in program history.
Ridaught: This week is unofficial kickoff for SEC, high school football
Media Days start for college, prep football this week.
Ridaught: Caglianone could become first top draft pick in UF program history
Gators’ star player named John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year and unanimous first team All American selection.
Senior Spotlight: Oak Hall’s the Beach boys
Fraternal twins Harrison and Jackson Beach left their mark for the Eagles.
PK Yonge hires new girls basketball coach
Vanguard (Ocala) alum Jazzmin Bethea takes over for former coach Willie Powers.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Hawthorne girls basketball
Lady Hornets finished 2023-24 season earning second straight Class 1A title
Ridaught: Wyatt Langford – “Nobody works harder, nobody plays harder”
Trenton native earns American League Rookie of the Month honors for June.
Oak Hall 3-peats as top Class 2A athletic program in Florida
Williston, Hawthorne finish second, third in Class 1A.
Senior Spotlight: Cooper Badics of Gainesville
Badics, who played football and water polo at GHS, received a scholarship to play football at Edwards Waters University.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Williston boys basketball
Red Devils cruised to their second straight Class 1A championship in 2024.